A unified convection scheme (UNICON). Part I: Formulation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3902-3930

  Park, Sungsu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate models; Cloud parameterizations; Convective parameterization; Cumulus clouds; Diurnal effects; Madden Julian oscillation

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATOLOGY; EVAPORATION; OSCILLATING FLOW; PARAMETERIZATION;

CLOUD PARAMETERIZATIONS; CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION; CUMULUS CLOUD; DIURNAL EFFECTS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CUMULUS; DIURNAL VARIATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 84910107295     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0233.1     Document Type: Article

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